Riegelwood is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 545 people and two associated neighborhoods, Riegelwood is the 477th largest community in North Carolina.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Riegelwood has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Riegelwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Riegelwood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Riegelwood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Riegelwood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Riegelwood may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Riegelwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Riegelwood has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.54% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Riegelwood in 2022 was $28,369, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,476 for a family of four. However, Riegelwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Riegelwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riegelwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riegelwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Riegelwood include Irish, German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Riegelwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Italian.